Essays: First seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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... Xenophon , and Plutarch have given it ; a very sufficient ac- count of what manner of persons they were and what they did . We have the same national mind expressed for us again in their literature , in epic and lyric poems , drama ...
... Xenophon , and Plutarch have given it ; a very sufficient ac- count of what manner of persons they were and what they did . We have the same national mind expressed for us again in their literature , in epic and lyric poems , drama ...
Page 28
... and the habit of supply- ing his own needs educates the body to wonderful performances . Such are the Agamemnon and Diomed of Homer , and not far different is the pic ture Xenophon gives of himself and his compatri- ots in 28 HISTORY .
... and the habit of supply- ing his own needs educates the body to wonderful performances . Such are the Agamemnon and Diomed of Homer , and not far different is the pic ture Xenophon gives of himself and his compatri- ots in 28 HISTORY .
Page 29
... Xenophon is as sharp - tongued as any and sharper - tongued than most , and so gives as good as he gets . Who does not see that this is a gang of great boys , with such a code of honor and such lax discipline as great boys have ? - The ...
... Xenophon is as sharp - tongued as any and sharper - tongued than most , and so gives as good as he gets . Who does not see that this is a gang of great boys , with such a code of honor and such lax discipline as great boys have ? - The ...
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... Xenophon , Columbus , Bayard , Sidney , Hampden , teach us how needlessly mean our life is ; that we , by the depth of our living , should deck it with more than regal or national splendor , and act on principles that should interest ...
... Xenophon , Columbus , Bayard , Sidney , Hampden , teach us how needlessly mean our life is ; that we , by the depth of our living , should deck it with more than regal or national splendor , and act on principles that should interest ...
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